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	www.debito.org: Old archive, DFS on the Sasakawa Peace Foundation/Nippon Foundation
		Sasakawa's infamous recollection of the Italian: 'He was a first-class person, the perfect fascist and dictator.' Sasakawa ran the party not only for show, but as a tool to advance his quest for affluence and influence.
		Sasakawa learned of the bid through his ties to the LIberal Party, a forerunner to the Liberal-Democratic Party, and fought a fierce battle to gain control of the new entity.
		Sasakawa settled the issue in 1951 with a $13,800 payoff to keep the contenders quiet.
	www.debito.org /sasakawa.html (2425 words)

	Sasakawa, a Respected War Criminal [Voltaire] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Ryoichi Sasakawa was born in 1899 in Minoo, near Osaka.
		Sasakawa was also arrested in 1936, accused of having organized a crime syndicate in China, but he was soon released.
		Ryoichi Sasakawa, whose nickname was Korumaku (the shadow man) then became a decisive element in the reconstruction of Japan.
	www.voltairenet.org /article30028.html (2828 words)

	SASAKAWA RYOICHI: A Life Sato Seizaburo
		Like their counterparts in the United States and Europe, Sasakawa and Nippon have a global reach, supporting and engaged in a huge variety of philanthropic activities thoughout the world.
		Looking back from a foreigner’s perspective back at the biography of Sasakawa Ryoichi, his lifetime transition from a right-wing pre-war nationalist to a world-class philanthropist seems like an extraordinary achievement in human chemistry.
		Sasakawa was not given to easy compromise; many of the stands he took throughout his life were inescapably controversial.
	www.eastbridgebooks.org /Sasakawa.html (747 words)

	Nippon Foundation at AllExperts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It was founded by the late businessman, fascist and organized crime figure Ryoichi Sasakawa, once indicted for Class A war crimes.
		Sasakawa's son Yohei Sasakawa serves as the current chairman of the Nippon Foundation and the administrative council of the French subsidiary.
		One of Sasakawa's other sons, Takashi Sasakawa, reportedly has relations with the Japanese underworld and has attempted to buy the Shelburne Hotel Casino of Atlantic City, New Jersey in a bid to enter the US gambling market.
	en.allexperts.com /e/n/ni/nippon_foundation.htm (770 words)

	Sasakawa Africa Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1984, the late Ryoichi Sasakawa, chairman of the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation (now the Nippon Foundation), quickly mobilized funds to send emergency food aid to the 20 stricken countries.
		Sasakawa sponsored a workshop in Geneva to assess the possibilities for doubling or tripling cereal crop yields in Africa.
		Sasakawa agreed to fund pilot projects and Dr. Borlaug agreed to serve as overall technical leader and to select the principal staff.
	www.saa-tokyo.org /english/aboutsaa/origins.html (322 words)

	Sasakawa Environment Prize 1997 - Press Conference at the UN
		Since 1984, the UNEP Sasakawa Prize has awarded $200,000 to individuals who have made an outstanding global contribution to the management and protection of the environment.
		This year's Sasakawa Prize winner was selected on 30 June by an independent panel of international leaders and environmental experts.
		The prize was founded by Ryoichi Sasakawa, a Japanese businessman and philanthropist.
	www.nyo.unep.org /sas_pcnf.htm (809 words)

	The Telegraph - Ranchi
		Sasakawa has been working with a single-minded devotion to bring dignity to the lepers for the last four decades.
		Born in Tokyo in 1939, the third son of Ryoichi, graduated from Meiji University in 1960 with a degree in political science and economics and began a commercial career.
		Over the next two decades he looked after his father?s company and in 1979 opted out to pursue his ?larger mission in life to support the work of his father who had also worked for the cause of lepers?.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1060202/asp/ranchi/story_5793159.asp (428 words)

	JPRI Occasional Paper No. 3
		Ryoichi Sasakawa might be approached because he already had other irons in the fire in Los Angeles.
		Sasakawa's name was mentioned, I expressed some surprise that he should be considered.
		Sasakawa was the only one who could afford to contribute $1-5 million in a lump sum, and on short notice.
	www.jpri.org /publications/occasionalpapers/op3.html (4407 words)

	Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity
		Today the Sasakawa Peace Foundation is a leading supporter of disarmament initiatives; Carter and Sasakawa often made joint appearances for worthy causes.
		Sasakawa called Borlaug, who related his inability to obtain World Bank or foundation help for high-yield-agriculture initiatives in Africa.
		I'm too old to start again." Sasakawa replied, "I'm fifteen years older than you, so I guess we should have started yesterday." Borlaug, Carter, and Sasakawa traveled to Africa to pick sites, and the foundation Sasakawa-Global 2000 was born.
	www.theatlantic.com /doc/199901/green-revolution/3 (1512 words)

	UNEP Sasakawa Prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The UNEP Sasakawa Prize was established in 1982 by my late father and former chairman of our foundation, Ryoichi Sasakawa.
		To that end, the UNEP Sasakawa Prize has been redesigned with the aim of channelling the human gift for innovation and invention towards protecting the environment.
		I very much look forward to working with UNEP to ensure that the UNEP Sasakawa Prize continues to serve as a force for change in the environmental field.
	www.unep.org /sasakawa/Nippon_Foundation_Message/index.asp (181 words)

	TIME.com: The Godfather-san -- Aug. 26, 1974 -- Page 1
		The tale illustrates the astonishing behind-the-scenes influence wielded by Ryoichi Sasakawa, 75, the most powerful remaining member of a vanishing breed of Japanese kingmakers known as kuromaku.
		The son of a sake brewer, Sasakawa made a fortune before he was 30 by speculating in Osaka's grain and stock markets.
		In 1931 Sasakawa established the fascist Nationalist Masses Party and was elected to the lower house of the Diet during World War II, a political fling that landed him in Tokyo's Sugamo Prison for three years while U.S. officials tried unsuccessfully to prosecute him as a war criminal.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,944948-1,00.html (779 words)

	Where in Washington, D.C. is Reverend Moon?: Self-described "world's richest fascist" is friend of Moon
		Sasakawa was sent to prison with two other suspected war criminals-Yoshio Kodama and Nobusuke Kishi.
		And Sasakawa served as an adviser...He was a behind-the-scenes powerbroker who was manipulating the Moon organization.
		Narrator: In 1967, Moon and Sasakawa are reported to have formed the Japanese chapter of the World Anti-Communist League, which funded anti-Communist insurgencies worldwide.
	www.iapprovethismessiah.com /2004/05/self-described-worlds-richest-fascist.html (878 words)

	UNEP 1997 Sasakawa Environmental Prize
		This is the first time a member of the media has received this award usually reserved for environmental leaders and scientists.
		The UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize is one of the most prestigious environmental awards in the world.
		Ryoichi Sasakawa, has been awarded annually since 1984 to individuals who have made an outstanding global contribution to the management and protection of the environment.
	www.nyo.unep.org /nr_sask.htm (654 words)

	People
		The President of Development Alternatives – a group of organizations based in New Delhi, which he founded in 1983 – he won the $200,000 prize award for innovating and fostering environmentally friendly, commercially viable technologies across the country.
		Ryoichi Sasakawa, has been awarded every year since 1984 to individuals who have made outstanding global contributions to the management and protection of the environment.
		Khosla is to use the prize money to further the work to sustain the activities of Development Alternatives and of TARAhaat.com – an Internet portal for rural India – and to help pave the way for replicating them in other parts of the developing world.
	www.ourplanet.com /imgversn/134/people.html (660 words)

	Sasakawa Foundation General Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation was established as a result of a visit to London in 1983 by the late Ryoichi Sasakawa during which he met a number of senior British figures to discuss the international situation and, in particular, UK-Japanese relations.
		It was agreed at these discussions that it would be in the interest of both countries if more could be done to enhance mutual appreciation and understanding of each other’s culture, society and achievements and that a non-governmental, non-profit making body should be established for this purpose.
		A donation of almost £10 million was subsequently made by The Sasakawa Foundation (now called The Nippon Foundation), founded in 1962, and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation was inaugurated in May 1985, in parallel with similar initiatives in Scandinavia, France and the United States.
	www.gbsf.org.uk /general/e/general.html (345 words)

	Kwanmukan Maartial Arts Foto Archives
		TOKYO - Ryoichi Sasakawa, a Japanese rightist and one-time war crimes suspect who built a gambling empire and gave millions of dollars to charity, died Tuesday of a heart attack.
		Sasakawa, a native of Osaka, was the last living member of a group accused after World War II of the most serious war crimes.
		Sasakawa formed and led the Patriotic Masses Party in 1931 after being discharged from the former Japanese Imperial Army.
	www.kwanmukan.com /reports/kmk.archv.photo.html (290 words)

	Sake Drenched Postcards - Japan's Motorboat Races: Peace Through Propeller
		Jinrui mina kyodai (all humanity is brothers and sisters) is the message that Ryoichi Sasakawa passed on to television viewers in a famous commercial he did while surrounded by children over a decade ago.
		The organization is the umbrella under which dozens of other smaller organizations, most notably the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, huddle and distribute assistance to causes in Japan and overseas (13% of the annual budget).
		For Sasakawa, it was a matter of peace through propeller.
	www.bigempire.com /sake/boat.html (1487 words)

	ISDR: UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction
		Together with the World Health Organization (WHO) Sasakawa Health Prize and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Sasakawa Environment Prize, the United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction is one of three prestigious prizes established in 1986 by founding Chairman of the Nippon Foundation,
		In addition to the financial prize, the Laureate is presented with the valuable UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction crystal trophy.
		Administered by UN/ISDR, the Laureate and Certificate recipients are agreed upon by the UN Sasakawa Jury, composed of representatives from five continents.
	www.unisdr.org /eng/sasakawa/sk-about-eng.htm (139 words)

	Chinese, Brazilian activists share environment prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Chinese environmentalist Xie Zhenhua and Brazilian campaigner against illegal wildlife trade Dener Jose Giovanini are this year's co-winners of the Sasakawa environment prize, the UN environment agency said Tuesday.
		The two laureates will split the 200,000 dollar prize, which will be presented to them by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on November 19.
		The UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize, sponsored by the Nippon Foundation and founded by the late Ryoichi Sasakawa, has been awarded annually since 1984 to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the management and protection of the environment.
	www.terradaily.com /2003/031028115101.iqhsztqc.html (177 words)

	Eitaro Itoyama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He is a controversial figure in Japanese political and commercial life due to his flamboyant publicity seeking and alleged ties with organized crime.
		He is the son-in-law of reputed gangster Ryoichi Sasakawa, a convicted war criminal who became wealthy after the War through promoting illegal betting on speedboat races.
		He is believed to own as many as fifty golf courses in Japan and the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eitaro_Itoyama (351 words)

	Pravda.RU International Symposium On Minimization Of Consequences Of Chernobyl Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		According to the Emergencies Ministry press service, the symposium is devoted to the problems of minimization of the medical consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as well as to the 10th anniversary of this Foundation's activity in Russia.
		According to head of the representative office of the Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation Viktor Strizhak, the symposium was designed primarily as an administrative and political action.
		The Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation was established in 1974 as a branch of the Sasakawa Charitable Foundation of the Japanese financier Ryoichi Sasakawa.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2001/05/30/6326.html (2096 words)

	The Office of International Relations and Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Also, as a member of the SYLFF network, the University of Jordan SYLFF fellows and administrators/faculty are eligible to apply for additional awards under various follow-up programs.
		Yohei Sasakawa, the President of The Nippon Foundation, established the SYLFF Program in 1987 in honor of his father, the late Ryoichi Sasakawa, whose credo was, “The world is one family and we are all brothers and sisters”.
		At present, UJ is investing the fund and devoting 70% of its yield to offering full scholarships to a number of graduate students.
	www.ju.edu.jo /offices/oirp/involved_9.htm (212 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Let me begin by expressing our deep gratitude to you, President Sasakawa to the Sasakawa Foundation, and your colleagues for your generous gift to our Committee on Comparative and Historical Research on Market Economies and Department of Economics.
		The fellowships will be called the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowships to honor your family, President Sasakawa.
		Conclusion This gift from the Sasakawa Foundation to CCHRME is a generous example of exactly this kind of productive linkage that will have lasting benefits.
	www.umich.edu /~bhlumrec/d/duderstadt/Speeches/JJDS5c/jjd1256.doc (1838 words)

	Sylff Press Release
		Jadavpur University is the First Indian University to earn SYLFF status and receive an endowment of one million US dollars (US$1,000,000) from the Nippon Foundation.
		Mr.Yohei Sasakawa, President of the Nippon Foundation formally awards the 67th SYLFF endowment to Jadavpur University on November 12, 2003.
		RYOICHI SASAKAWA YOUNG LEADERS FELLOWSHIP FUND (SYLFF) is fellowship programme of The Nippon Foundation, a Japanese non-profit foundation administered by Tokyo Foundation under the approval of Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
	www.jadavpur.edu /sylff/press.htm (430 words)

	Chinese Minister, Brazilian Environmentalist Share Sasakawa Prize
		Klaus Toepfer, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), said today, "It is a real honor to award the 2003 Sasakawa Environment Prize to Mr.
		The UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize, sponsored by The Nippon Foundation and founded by the late Ryoichi Sasakawa, has been awarded each year since 1984 to individuals who have made outstanding global contributions to the management and protection of the environment.
		Giovanini said today, "The UNEP Sasakawa Award is highlighting a much overshadowed problem in Brazil.
	ens-newswire.com /ens/oct2003/2003-10-27-01.asp (1122 words)

	Amazon.com: "Ryoichi Sasakawa": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Among them were Nobusuke Kishi, Ryoichi Sasakawa, and Yoshio Kodama, all of whom would later play special roles in their respective fields-with the help of the ACJ.
		SEARCHING FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE 117 resourceful Carter used the honor to gain direct access to Ryoichi Sasakawa, the ultrarightist Tokyo tycoon who had created the foundation in 1981 with $45 million from his Japanese Shipbuilding Industry Foundation.
		Two names stand out, as far as the underworld is concerned: Yoshio Kodama and Ryoichi Sasakawa.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Ryoichi-Sasakawa (512 words)

	Graduate Admissions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund was established in 1987.
		Since 1993, AUC has been one of 69 universities and consortia in 45 countries worldwide to provide these fellowships to promising graduate students in social sciences and humanities, to study in their home institutions or abroad.
		Selection of fellowship recipients will be determined by the AUC Sasakawa Committee and announced in April.
	www.aucegypt.edu /academic/gradstudies/fellowships/sasakawa.htm (250 words)

	Re: JAL
		This JAL thread started with some inquiries on the JET Program, and in an interesting roundabout fashion, we have now returned (tangentially) to JET thanks to this article.
		The Sasakawa Foundation, founded by the below-mentioned Ryoichi Sasakawa, is the prime source of funds for CLAIR, the NGO that coordinates activities of JET...
		At p 03:34 7/29/99 +0200, Petra Plate wrote: > He is related by marriage to the > late Ryoichi Sasakawa, a former > war criminal who grew fabulously > wealthy by operating public > betting on speedboat races.
	www.mail-archive.com /fukuzawa@ucsd.edu/msg07873.html (139 words)

	The Neil Rogers Show - News - Mysterious Republican money
		Those talks put Kim Jong-Pil in touch with two other important figures in the Far East, Japanese rightists Yoshio Kodama and Ryoichi Sasakawa, both of whom were jailed after World War II as war criminals but were later released.
		According to David E. Kaplan and Alec Dubro in their authoritative book, Yakuza, "Sasakawa became an adviser to Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Japanese branch of the Unification Church" and collaborated with Moon in building far-right anti-communist organizations in Asia.
		Besides collaborating with Sasakawa and other leaders of the Japanese yakuza and the Cocaine Coup government of Bolivia, Moon's organization developed close ties with the Honduran military and with Nicaraguan contra units tied to drug smuggling.
	news.neilrogers.com /news/articles/2004090817.html (5127 words)

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